Other FREE contests to enter – (unless otherwise indicated)
BTP Writing Conference: 11 contests with cash prizes. Entry fee included in admission price for all contests except for the Cover Contests. https://btpwriterscon.com/contests/ Deadline: May 1, 2024
George Dila Memorial Flash Fiction Contest $6 fee https://thirdwednesdaymagazine.org/flash-fiction-contest/ Deadline: August 15, 2024
Writer’s Workout https://www.writersworkout.net/games series of writing challenges. Prize: publication in an anthology. Deadline July 22, 2024
Gotham Writers https://v2.writingclasses.com/contests/a-very-short-story-contest-2024 Very short story contest. Maximum 10 words. Prize: Gotham class Deadline: May 31, 2024
Western Writing Contest $10 fee https://www.fanstory.com/contestdetails.jsp?id=107959 Deadline December 21, 2024
Reedsy https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/ has a weekly short story prompt with a $250 prize. ($5 fee)
24-Hour Short Story Contest https://24hourshortstorycontest.com/ quarterly – $5 fee – book publishing package, cash prizes and grab bag winners get a free ebook from Writersweekly.com
Prose https://theprose.com/challenges – many prompts on here to practice, and some have cash prizes
Prime Number Magazine https://www.press53.com/53word-story-contest (monthly on the 15th – write a 53-word story – free ebook from Press 53)
springfieldwritersguild.org 